# Accident 19960519010849A: Scwzer SGS233A, Bloomingburg, NY, May 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1996, 12:40 local time
- Place: Bloomingburg, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5506° N, 74.4394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5506&lon=-74.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65847-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 159 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIDGE SOARING ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. STALLED. ENTERED SPIN. RECOVERED TOO LATE TO AVOID TREES. STRUCK SAME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA111), May 19, 1996: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N65847), Bloomingburg, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall spin and collision with trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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